Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
IT Consultancy for Financial Applications (FINCON)
Reference number: CFT-1687
II.1.2)Main CPV code72200000 Software programming and consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The objective of this call for tenders is to award framework agreements to up to five (5) successful tenderers for the provision of IT consultancy services for maintenance, support, development and implementation of financial applications for the EIB Group.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 205 612 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)50324100 System maintenance services
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72212200 Networking, Internet and intranet software development services
72220000 Systems and technical consultancy services
72246000 Systems consultancy services
72300000 Data services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: LU000 Luxembourg
Main site or place of performance:
EIB Group premises in Luxembourg.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The subject matter of the framework agreement is the provision of IT consultancy services for maintenance, support, development and implementation of financial applications (further referred to in this document as ‘the Services’) for the EIB Group. The technological scope, as well as the specific and the general requirements for the Services to be provided are described in the procurement documents.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 205 612 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 72
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
Initial duration of four years, tacitly renewable up to two times, each time for a one-year period.
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersList and brief description of conditions:
As stated in the procurement documents.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilitySelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
A maximum duration of six years is necessary in order to align the duration of the framework agreement with the duration of the implementation of the EIB's Digital Ambition strategy, which it will support with the IT consultancy services.
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 02/02/2023
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 03/02/2023
Local time: 11:00
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Tenders will be opened in a non-public procedure. Upon written request to the EIB (see Section I.1)), the written record of the opening of tenders will be provided to economic operators who submitted a tender.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
VI.3)Additional information:
In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section I.3) in the last five calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section IV.2.2), the European Investment Bank reserves the right to:
(i) to extend this time limit;
(ii) to postpone the date and time of tender opening stated in Section IV.2.7) accordingly and publish these changes at the Internet address provided in Section I.3), without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice.
Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section I.3) in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Tenderers may in the first instance submit any concerns regarding the procurement to the Bank using the contact details under Section I.1) of this contract notice. If tenderers or other interested parties, believe that the EIB committed an instance of maladministration, (e.g. it has failed to act in accordance with its established policies, standards and procedures or to respect the principles of good administration), they may lodge a complaint to the EIB Group Complaints Mechanism (see https://www.eib.org/en/about/accountability/complaints/index.htm) within one year from the date when the alleged action, decision or omission by the Bank could be reasonably known by the complainant. If unhappy with the outcome, tenderers can seek a review of the EIB Group’s reply to the complaint by the European Ombudsman (see https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu). Within two months of notification of the outcome of the procedure (award decision), tenderers may launch an action for its annulment and/or damages. Any request tenderers may make and any reply from the Bank or any complaint of maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time limit for launching an action for annulment nor open a new period for launching an action for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated under Section VI.4.1) of this contract notice.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:04/11/2022